Dusk falls.
The lights in the yard lit up one by one.
After Aunt Tao's incident, all the Xie family came over except Xie Jingyu, Aunt Jiang and Yu, Xie Shi'an and Xie Ping, and the small courtyard was full of people.
Everyone's eyes fell on Yun Chu's face.
Yun Chu stood calmly: "So, the old lady suspects that I wanted to conceive Aunt Tao?"
"It's not that I doubt you, but the evidence points to you." The old lady said, "Chu'er, you know how much I trust you, otherwise I wouldn't hand over all the housekeeping powers to you. This is how you repay me. Do you trust me?"
"This..." Aunt Jiang spoke cautiously, "I just want to say something fair, but Madam has no motive to do this at all."
If the wife had her own flesh and blood, it would be understandable to worry about the birth of a concubine.
But the madam has nothing to do, and she will not have any children of her own in the future. Moreover, the adults have said that no matter which aunt gives birth to a child, it must be recorded in the madam's name. If the madam raises one child, she will raise it, and if she raises a group, she will raise it on purpose. There is really no point in removing the fetus from Aunt Tao's belly.
Yuanshi nodded: "Chu'er has always been tolerant and generous, and there is no way he would do such a thing to harm his heirs."
The old lady sneered.
Yunchu was indeed tolerant in the past, but in recent days, he has become more and more demanding and difficult, so it is not impossible to do such a thing.
At this time, Aunt Tao shouted in the room: "Old lady, I know why the madam wanted to attack the child in my belly..."
The old lady asked someone to push the door open, and Aunt Tao's voice became clearer, "In the past few days, you have always sent me things, including a pot of flowers, a few pieces of cloth, and jewelry. Madam, this is how you see your kindness to me." An aunt was so caring that she was afraid that adults would spoil her concubines and destroy their wives, so she took action against the child in my belly..."
Yuanshi sighed.
When Chu'er was pregnant four or five years ago, Jing Yu really wasn't that interested, and it's not surprising that Chu'er was jealous and did such a thing.
Tingyu pursed her lips.
When she was pregnant, she kept it secret from her wife because she was afraid that she would not want to do anything to the child in her belly. Facts have proved that she did not think too much...
"Jealousy is one of the seven qualities of a woman." The old lady said with a disappointed look on her face, "Chu'er, you are the eldest daughter of the Yun family and the head mistress of my Xie family. Why are you so confused!"
Yun Chu looked around at everyone in the yard, taking in all their expressions.
She brushed her black hair and said, "The Xie family is also a scholarly family. Is it that simple to convict people based on books?"
Her calm appearance made the old lady feel a little dazzling.
She preferred the Yun Chu who had lost her child, the supple and silent lady in charge, and the granddaughter-in-law who let anyone squeeze her into a round shape.
She had to catch Yun Chu's mistakes this time in order to make this granddaughter-in-law become obedient again.
Thinking of this, she said: "Here, go to Yusheng Residence to search."
Zhou's mother said to Yun Chu, "Madam, this old slave has offended me."
After saying that, he took the seven or eight women and maids in the yard and walked towards Yusheng Residence.
It wasn't too far away. Not long after, Zhou's mother came back, shook her head and said, "Old lady, I didn't find anything."
The old lady frowned: "How could it be possible? Have you searched the warehouse?"
Zhou's mother lowered her head and said: "That is Madam's dowry warehouse. Without Madam's permission, this old slave would not dare..."
The old lady's face was dark.
Maybe Yun Chu had already dealt with the evidence...
"Even if you enter my dowry warehouse, you won't be able to find what the old lady wants, because -" Yun Chu paused, "I searched in the wrong place."
The old lady's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean?"
Yun Chu raised his eyes and looked outside the yard: "Now that Mother He is here, why are you standing outside?"
He was startled.
She stood in the shadows, and it was impossible for ordinary people to see her at a glance.
Madam was being interrogated, and her existence was discovered.
She lowered her head and walked in and said, "I'm afraid that you will ask me about it when you return home, and I won't know anything about it, so..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yun Chu clapped his hands.
Tingshuang, who was guarding the door of the yard, walked in with two people.
A man dressed like a shopkeeper, a little beggar of seven or eight years old.
After the two people walked in, they looked around at everyone present, and then their eyes stopped on He.
At this moment, He's breathing stopped.
"It was she who gave me twenty copper coins and asked me to go to Shandetang to buy medicine." The little beggar pointed at Mr. He and said, "I am very good at recognizing people and I will never make a mistake."
The man who looked like a shopkeeper said: "Half an hour ago, this little beggar came to me to get some medicine. There was no prescription, but he only gave me the names of a few medicinal herbs. I grabbed a little of each and gave it to him, including saffron."
As soon as the words of these two people came out, everyone in the yard showed disbelief on their faces.
"It's not a slave, he recognized the wrong person!" Mr. He tried his best to keep calm, "This slave left the house to buy an inkstone for you, please be careful."
The old lady clenched her cane tightly: "It is impossible for a servant of the He family to murder his master. This is impossible."
Yun Chu's voice was very calm: "Of course I won't follow the old lady's example and convict someone without evidence. Now that we have witnesses, we only need physical evidence. Ting Shuang, please take a few people to search Mama He's house."
"Mother!" Xie Ping couldn't help but say, "Mother He is very loyal to her father. It is impossible for her to harm her father's heirs, and nothing will be found in the search."
Xie Shi'an took a step forward and said, "Mother He is my father's wife. My mother rashly searched Mother He's house. I'm afraid I will make my father angry."
Yun Chu's lips curled up into a smile: "I am your father's married wife. How can I search my yard without making your father angry? Or, in your father's mind, a servant in charge of the yard , are they all more important than me, the head wife?"
Xie Shian was speechless.
Yun Chu shook his head: "Brother An, you would rather trust a servant than trust me as a mother. You make me sad."
She gestured.
Tingshuang immediately led people towards the house where Mr. He lived.
No one in the courtyard spoke.
The old lady clutched her crutch tightly. Although the evidence had not been found yet, she already knew what was going on.
Her cloudy eyes glanced across He's body like sharp knives.
She really didn't expect that Mr. He would dare to murder his children and frame his mistress!
She shouldn't have let Mr. He stay in the Xie Mansion for the sake of An Ge'er and the other three siblings.
Tingshuang moved very quickly and came back with the people in less than a quarter of an hour. Several medicinal herbs were presented: "I found these from under Mama He's bed."
The shopkeeper of the pharmacy stepped forward and took a look and said, "Yes, the little beggar caught these medicinal herbs and saffron. I can't remember it wrong."
"Thank you for taking this trip." Yun Chu took two money bags to the two of them, "You two, just pretend that this incident never happened. Thank you very much."
This money is equivalent to hush money, and both the shopkeeper and the little beggar understand this.
However, after walking out of Xie's Mansion, the two of them opened their money bags and saw that there were only dozens of copper coins. The shopkeeper's expression changed. He had never thought about discussing the private affairs of the family's back house, but it was really too much to send someone away with this little money. So insulting...
